thoi
nounverbcombining form
Hanoi [tʰɔj˧˧]Huế [tʰɔj˧˧]Saigon [tʰɔj˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
thoi means shuttle; bar; ingot.
Meanings of thoi in English
Noun
- shuttle
- tàu con thoithe Space Shuttle
- bar, ingot, stick
- thoi bạcsilver bar
Verb
- colloquial to punch, slug; to jab with an elbow
- thoi một quả đấm vào mặtto land a punch in the face
Combining form
- reduplicant of thóp, only used in thoi thóp
- reduplicant of thót, only used in thoi thót
- construed with cá thoi loi
Words with thoi
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thoi could be written as 梭, 槯, 𧤹, 鏙. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Possibly non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 梭 (“shuttle”, SV: thoa); as the correspondence between early ‹-oi› vs. late ‹-oa› is also seen in ngói vs. ngoã, the former from Old Chinese 瓦 (OC *C.ŋʷˤra[j]ʔ), the latter from Middle Chinese 瓦 (MC ngwaeX).
Frequently asked questions
What does thoi mean in English?
thoi (noun) means "shuttle; bar; ingot".
How do you pronounce thoi?
IPA: Hanoi [tʰɔj˧˧]; Saigon [tʰɔj˧˧]. Tones: thoi — level tone (ngang).
What classifier is used with thoi?
Common classifiers: con, cái — for example "một con thoi" (one shuttle).